Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

  Melbourne recently came out of its 6th lockdown and guess what the first thing mum and I did? We went to Spotlight (a huge craft and sewing store) which we were so enthusiastic about. We also went to our favourite country town Daylesford. Over a recent long weekend, we had some nice, sunny weather so mum and I decided it was a perfect day for an adventure.                  We happily wandered around Jubilee Lake and soaked up the sights. The peacocks and ducks even came out to play. Then mum had the bright idea to go on a paddle boat. I'm a precious you see, because despite having swimming lessons as I child, I've long since forgotten how to swim and was imagining myself drowning in the lake.        Convinced I was being a bit dramatic, I decided to give it a go and it was SO much fun. Mum and I were all smiles the whole 30 minutes and it was quite a leg workout! We loved looking at the beautiful lake and agr...

 Victoria is currently in Lockdown 6.0 and I am starting to feel that every time I publish a blog post, I'm giving lockdown updates! What can you do? Just got to work from home now and teach my students online again. The children now know what to expect when I start handing out their folders and paper bags filled with what they'll need to learn from home. Rather than boring you with talk about the restrictions, I'd rather share a lovely day out that I had during my last work holidays in June.   I pulled out my snake print jacket and skirt for the occasion, an outfit I save for fun days out. Mum and I went on a boat cruise from Williamstown to Southbank, which we love doing every once in a while. The sky was decidedly grey on this winter's day but it was still a beautiful sight looking out to the water.       There's a little restaurant by the river that we like to visit, where we always order the delicious homemade pasta. For some reason, we forgot to take phot...